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play jili178 net A long-awaited restoration is about to start in the upper Murrumbidgee River that flows through the ACT as part of a deal struck by ACT independent senator David Pocock. Black Friday Sale Subscribe Now! Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Breaking news alerts direct to your inbox Interactive Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All articles from the other regional websites in your area Continue Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will on Sunday announce the start of work on a $20.26 million project to improve the health and sustainability of the neglected stretch of river between Tantangara Dam and Burrinjuck Dam. Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and, inset, ACT independent Senator David Pocock. Picture by Keegan Carroll, inset supplied "We want to see more drinkable and swimmable water in the Murrumbidgee," Ms Plibersek said. "We want to see our native species, like the Macquarie Perch, thrive too." The restoration program and improved monitoring will boost river health and improve wildlife habitats, while $5 million over the next five years will be used to increase knowledge of water quality, riparian health and the status of the native species. Half a million dollars has been allocated to support traditional owners to take part in a review of the Snowy Water Inquiry Outcomes Implementation Deed. With fewer than 10 per cent of inflows at Tantangara Dam being released downstream into the upper Murrumbidgee, declining river health has placed native species, including the endangered Macquarie Perch, at risk and could threaten water supplies, with the stretch of river serving as the ACT's third source of drinking water. Senator Pocock welcomed the news, saying it was great to see the imminent start of programs to restore the "mighty Murrumbidgee", funded as a result of the $55 million deal he struck last year . "ACT residents should be assured that we see improvements in the health of one of our most beautiful rivers and have access to water for critical needs." But, he said, the underlying need for higher flows into the river needed to be addressed if the river was to be protected. "This means progressing promised reform of the intergovernmental agreement that governs water releases into this incredible river and revising the Statement of Expectations for Snowy Hydro," Senator Pocock said. "The government has committed more than $7 million to undertake this process, and I will be pushing for it to be completed as soon as possible." As part of the deal, the government has put $30 million aside in its contingency reserve to be drawn upon for additional water in the Upper Murrumbidgee during drought-like conditions, but no extra water is being added now as such conditions have not eventuated. Senator Pocock said he would like to see the $30 million used or redirected to increase flows, "potentially through an upgrade of water release infrastructure at Tantangara Dam." "In the Murrumbidgee and beyond, our rivers are being destroyed by invasive carp. With the development of a herpes virus that can address this epidemic and lots of promises from successive governments, more work needs to be done in implementation." The project is being delivered by the territory and NSW governments, with Commonwealth funding promised last year in exchange for Senator Pocock supporting changes to the Murray Darling Basin. ACT Environment Minister Suzanne Orr said the project was "a great opportunity to work ... to restore the health of the river which is such an iconic part of the landscape and important to many communities." "Water has no borders and it requires a whole of government, community and industry partnership to get the best environmental and social outcomes from our regional waterways," Ms Orr said. "We must all work together to protect the Murrumbidgee River for not only ourselves but future generations." NSW Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty said the program would "provide significant benefits to NSW by investing in on-ground works that will improve water quality and habitat for endangered and native aquatic species, while also support research and monitoring projects". Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Copy Dana Daniel Senior Political Reporter Dana Daniel is Senior Political Reporter for The Canberra Times. She investigates and writes about federal politics and government from the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery. Dana was previously a Federal Health Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and has also been a Media Reporter at The Australian and Finance Editor at news.com.au. Contact her on dana.daniel@canberratimes.com.au Dana Daniel is Senior Political Reporter for The Canberra Times. She investigates and writes about federal politics and government from the Federal Parliamentary Press Gallery. Dana was previously a Federal Health Reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age and has also been a Media Reporter at The Australian and Finance Editor at news.com.au. 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Harnessing microRNA to tackle hard-to-treat infections. Storing renewable energy for when we need it most. Powering truck fleets with hydrogen to slash carbon emissions. Entrepreneurs across the country are fine-tuning novel solutions for some of the world’s thorniest problems. Here are just a few of the innovators who are poised to make great strides in 2025. The challenge with renewable energy sources is storage — without a way to bank excess energy for times when the sun isn’t shining or the wind isn’t blowing, we can’t fully transition to a carbonless future. CEO James Larsen and his team at e-Zinc have created a long-duration system that stores energy in rechargeable batteries that can be up to 80 per cent less expensive than their lithium-ion counterparts. Plus, zinc is easily recyclable. This makes it a sustainable backup power option — a boon for data centres and hospitals, as well as places susceptible to natural disasters or remote locations that typically rely on diesel. “For applications that require a long-duration storage, we are the low-cost technology,” says Larsen. The big build: The company completed construction on its own manufacturing and testing facility in Mississauga earlier this year. What’s next: As e-Zinc gears up to launch its first two commercial pilots, Larsen and his team are focused on fine-tuning the technology. Although insulin has been a lifesaver for people living with type 1 diabetes, the treatment comes with its own complications. Diabetics use the hormone to manage glucose in their blood, but taking too much of it can result in hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), which can cause dizziness, confusion and seizures — and even death, if left untreated. Toronto-based biotech firm Zucara Therapeutics is developing a preventative daily-dose therapeutic that would work in tandem with insulin to regulate blood-sugar levels 24/7. The medication targets glucagon, the hormone that releases glucose — which is compromised in people with diabetes — triggering it “to turn on at the right times and travel to the liver to release glucose that’s been stored as glycogen, bringing blood sugar levels back up,” in balance with insulin that’s been injected, explains CEO Michael Midmer. The big raise: The company raised $20 million (U.S.) in Series B financing in 2024. What’s next: Zucara is currently recruiting for Phase 2 trials. The team is also exploring longer-acting doses that would allow patients to administer the drug just once per week. For any business that makes and sells products, the entire process can be held up — or derailed altogether — if a single component goes astray. This is particularly tricky when you’re waiting on a part (even a tiny one) to be shipped in from elsewhere in the world. “Globalized supply chains are really inefficient and unreliable — and it seems to be getting worse and worse,” says Mitch Debora, the CEO and co-founder of Mosaic Manufacturing . “We want to help customers make things they need right where they need them — in their factory.” His company’s Array system, which Debora describes as a “factory in a box,” lets users 3D-print necessary parts for any machine on the spot, eliminating the need to rely on inefficient international sourcing. The big raise: In September, Mosaic secured $28 million in growth funding. What’s next: According to a recent McKinsey report, 60 per cent of CEOs surveyed are working to regionalize their supply chains. To meet this demand, Debora says, Mosaic is scaling up, with the aim of providing next-day deliveries to customers (think Amazon Prime, but for manufacturing components). Buildings are responsible for 17 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — and that figure doesn’t include construction, which bumps up the damage to about 30 per cent. Sheida Shahi and her team at Adaptis are working to lower those numbers. The Toronto-based startup has designed an AI platform that allows real estate owners, asset managers, developers and architects to assess a building’s carbon emissions over the course of its entire life cycle and make decisions on how to optimize new builds, retrofits and ongoing operations. Not only does this help shrink the building’s carbon footprint, it can also lead to significant reductions in energy costs. “By designing buildings for adaptability, reusability and recyclability, we can eliminate up to 60 per cent of demolition activity globally and 25 per cent of landfill waste,” explains Shahi. Key stats: In 2024, Adaptis helped divert more than 6,000 tonnes of waste and avoid more than 108,000 tonnes of carbon emissions. What’s next: In 2025, Shahi and her team want to smash those records. The goal? Divert four times more waste and avoid 10 times more carbon dioxide. As temperatures rise, air conditioning is increasingly becoming more of a necessity than a luxury. But because AC units are energy intensive and require GHG-refrigerants to operate, they contribute to a vicious cycle: the more we use them, the more we contribute to climate change, which compels us to crank up the AC even more. Evelyn Allen and her team at Evercloak are working on a small but powerful way to mitigate some of that cycle. Using a proprietary graphene-oxide membrane technology, the Kitchener-based company decouples humidity and temperature control, making HVACs more energy efficient and reducing the use of GHG-emitting refrigerants. This ultrathin nanofilm could have an outsized impact: Allen estimates that it could improve a building’s cooling efficiency by 50 per cent. “By modernizing a large, legacy sector, Evercloak aims to meet growing demands for energy efficiency, environmental sustainability and enhanced control and comfort,” she explains. The buzz: Evercloak closed a $2-million oversubscribed seed round in February and in July it won $ 1.1 million from National Resources Canada’s Energy Innovation Program. What’s next: Allen and her team are preparing to deploy demonstration units in the coming months. As well, the company will be conducting tests at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Renewable Laboratory. Freight transportation accounts for 10.5 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse emissions — most of it coming from big-rig trucks . “Many of them not only emit when they are on the road, but also when they are stationary,” says Pierre-Xavier Roy, the COO and co-founder of Toronto-based startup Hydro Cool . As trucks carrying perishable items are being unloaded or loaded and sitting in a distribution centre, they are kept idling in order to keep their cargo chilled. Hydro Cool is developing smart, zero-carbon mobile refrigeration units that run on hydrogen and use predictive control methods AI to optimize temperatures and maximize efficiency to keep food fresh. These new units will not only offer a more sustainable method of transporting food and pharmaceuticals, they also minimize spoilage and reduce costs. “Hydrogen is important for applications that need very fast refuelling and require very long range,” says Roy, adding that when it comes to heavy-duty transport, hydrogen “is the only solution to decarbonization.” The target: Hydro Cool is zeroing in on big retailers that have massive fleets to transport frozen goods. What’s next: Roy and his team are preparing to launch units with a large Canadian company, and have signed agreements with two other corporations. In Canada, diverse pathways to parenthood can be expensive as well as emotionally and physically draining. For many, it can also be inaccessible: fertility treatments, surrogacy, sperm donors and private adoption are not covered under traditional employer-provided health plans. Sprout Family co-founders Jackie Hanson and Suze Mason are very familiar with these reproductive barriers: Hanson was born through IVF and has a brother who’s adopted. Knowing how hard the journey can be, Hanson and Mason launched Sprout Family, a digital health platform that administers benefits for reproductive care as an add-on for employers’ pre-existing benefits plan. “Rather than just covering the common things, like fertility drugs, we provide more comprehensive financial coverage that will support you regardless of the pathway,” says Mason. “This isn’t just a women’s health issue, it’s a human health-care issue.” The big numbers: While 20 per cent of Canadians have sought some sort of fertility treatment, approximately only two per cent of Canadian employers include reproductive health in their benefits plans. It’s not just about family planning: challenges in accessing this care can result in lower job retention, lost productivity and mental health issues. What’s next: Sprout Family plans to expand its team as the company prepares to launch its platform with several insurers across North America in 2025. Infections or injuries can sometimes lead to sepsis, a severe response wherein a person’s immune system begins to wreak havoc on their tissues and organs. The complication is notoriously difficult to treat; indeed, the only existing therapy is antibiotics, which can tackle symptoms, but “doesn’t really address the underlying immune dysregulation,” explains Sam McWhirter. McWhirter is the co-founder and CEO of NorthMiRs , which is working on a way to holistically treat heart failure in sepsis patients. The Toronto-based company is harnessing the power of microRNA, which regulates how cells create proteins, to develop “a gene therapy approach to sepsis,” as McWhirter puts it. The buzz: In 2024, NorthMiRs was awarded a CIHR grant that will fund a second large animal study. The company also won $250,000 in a pitch competition through the Ted Rogers Centre of Heart Research, which will be used for more animal studies to complete its clinical trial application. What’s next: NorthMiRs is meeting with potential manufacturing partners and exploring commercialization options. While lowering greenhouse gas emissions is critical to the health of the planet, dealing with all the carbon that’s already in the atmosphere has become an increasingly urgent priority. Direct air capture, which uses chemical reactions or physical filters to remove and contain ambient CO2, is a key strategy. One problem: most direct air capture technologies don’t work effectively at sub-zero temperatures. Ottawa-based TerraFixing aims to overcome that barrier by using filters made with a mineral called zeolite to absorb the carbon instead of liquids that freeze easily. “No other technologies have been gearing their developments toward cold climates,” says Vida Gabriel, the company’s COO. TerraFixing’s technology is actually more effective in cold, dry climates: those conditions make it easier to catch carbon and separate out water molecules, which in turn makes the startup’s approach more cost effective than typical systems. The big raise: In 2024, TerraFixing closed a $1.6-million seed round and opened up two R&D labs at the University of Ottawa. What’s next: The company is gearing up to launch a $10-million pilot project with Tugliq Énergie. The renewable energy provider is building a facility in northern Quebec that will integrate two of TerraFixing’s units. Its 20-foot prototype, which can suck up 1,000 tonnes of carbon annually, will be ready to start operations in 2025. Anyone who’s had a Pap smear knows how uncomfortable this (very necessary) procedure is. So far, there is no mainstream alternative to test for HPV, cervical cancer and other life-threatening reproductive diseases. CELLECT co-founder Ibukun Elebute wants to change that. She is working to come up with a more inclusive, less invasive option that uses menstrual blood to provide health screening for women, non-binary and trans people. The early-stage startup, which is based in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, is developing a DNA collection device that integrates seamlessly into menstrual products, offering a more accessible alternative to pap smears. The motivation: “There’s a lot of women who won’t go in for lifesaving screenings because they’ve heard bad things about it, or because of cultural barriers or trauma,” says Elebute. What’s next: Elebute and her team are building a prototype and raising a round of seed funding. Rebecca Gao writes about technology for MaRS . Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, has partnered with MaRS to highlight innovation in Canadian companies.BDCs speaks on new bank directive on FX purchase, details emerge

US sex-abuse watchdog fires investigator after learning of his arrest for stealing drug money DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Center for SafeSport abruptly fired one of its investigators last month after learning he’d been arrested for stealing money confiscated after a drug bust he was part of during his previous job as a police officer. Jason Krasley left his job with the Allentown Police Department in Pennsylvania in 2021 and was hired by the Denver-based SafeSport center to look into sensitive cases involving sex abuse and harassment. The center said it conducts multiple interviews and a “comprehensive background check” of potential employees. The center said it was looking into cases Krasley handled to make sure they were dealt with appropriately. Jim Larrañaga steps down at Miami, Bill Courtney takes over to finish season CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Jim Larrañaga has stepped down as Miami’s men’s basketball coach effective immediately. 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The team says surgery isn't expected to be required. Dallas was eliminated from playoff contention a few hours before last weekend’s 26-24 victory over Tampa Bay. At least 65 million tune in for Netflix NFL Christmas Day games. NBA holiday ratings also skyrocket LeBron James is going to have to make room for the NFL. Wednesday’s doubleheader on Netflix set records as the most-streamed NFL games in U.S. history, with numbers nearly five times more than the NBA. The Baltimore Ravens’ 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans averaged 24.3 million while Kansas City’s 29-10 win at Pittsburgh averaged 24.1 according to early viewer figures released by Nielsen on Thursday. Nielsen also said there were 65 million U.S. viewers who tuned in for at least one minute of one of the two games. The NBA’s five-game slate averaged about 5.25 million viewers per game across ABC, ESPN and its platforms, according to the league and Nielsen. Pat Riley says the Miami Heat will not trade Jimmy Butler ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — If Jimmy Butler wants a trade, the Miami Heat have no plans to make him happy. Heat President Pat Riley — in a rare move — spoke out to address rumors Thursday, saying the team has no plans to trade Butler. It’s a clear sign that, if necessary, the team will be willing to let Butler leave as a free agent and get nothing in return. Riley says in a release distributed by the team "we usually don’t comment on rumors, but all this speculation has become a distraction to the team and is not fair to the players and coaches.” Penn State offensive coordinator Kotelnicki's creativity has the Nittany Lions humming in the CFP Penn State's offense is thriving under first-year offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki. The Nittany Lions are one of a handful of Power Four schools averaging 200 yards per game rushing and receiving heading into their College Football Playoff quarterfinal against Boise State. Penn State has one of the most unique offensive weapons in the country in tight end Tyler Warren. Warren has 92 receptions this season and has become a threat out of the backfield, rushing for 197 yards and two touchdowns. Organizers say two sailors have died in Sydney to Hobart yacht race amid wild weather conditions SYDNEY (AP) — Organizers said that two Sydney to Hobart sailors have died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honors favorite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw among mass retirements. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which administers the yacht race, has said that one sailor each on entrants Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline were killed after being struck by the boom, a large horizontal pole at the bottom of the sail. The race will continue as the fleet continues its passage to Constitution Dock in Hobart, with the first boats expected to arrive later on Friday or early Saturday morning. Haaland penalty failure and Fernandes red card pile on woes for City and United in Premier League Erling Haaland’s failure from the penalty spot and Bruno Fernandes’ latest red card have compounded the woes of Manchester City and Manchester United on another tough day for the two Premier League giants. City dropped more points in its improbably poor run of form by drawing 1-1 at home to Everton. Haaland had a spot kick saved by England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford. The defending champions have only won one of its last 13 games in all competitions. City is languishing in seventh place while United is 14th after a 2-0 loss at Wolverhampton. Fernandes was sent off in the 47th. First-place Liverpool beat Leicester 3-1 in foggy conditions at Anfield and leads by seven points. Simona Halep withdraws from Australian Open qualifying because of knee and shoulder pain MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has pulled out of Australian Open qualifying and a tuneup tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, because of pain in her knee and shoulder. Thursday's news represents the latest interruption of her comeback from a drug suspension. Halep posted on social media that she was feeling poorly after participating in an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. The 33-year-old Romanian said she is planning to next enter the Transylvania Open in her home country, where play begins Feb. 3. Halep was granted a wild-card entry for qualifying in the Australian Open last week. Mahomes throws 3 TDs as Chiefs clinch AFC's top seed by breezing past the skidding Steelers 29-10 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 320 yards and three touchdowns and the Kansas City Chiefs locked up the top seed in the AFC for the fourth time in seven seasons with a 29-10 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. The two-time defending Super Bowl champions raced to an early 13-point lead and were never really threatened by the Steelers (10-6). Pittsburgh has dropped three straight to see its chances of capturing the AFC North take another hit. Travis Kelce caught eight passes for 84 yards and a touchdown. Kelce also became the third tight end in NFL history to reach 1,000 receptions, joining Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten.

Software development is a dynamic field where programming languages, frameworks, and technologies may live and die within a few years, and job market needs constantly change. However, developers remain among the most in-demand tech professionals, and learning the right programming languages and other skills can help you find a high-paying job in the field. A report from Pluralsight identified the most popular software development technologies of the past year, along with those with the most growth. The most popular software development technologies in 2025 Here are the top 10 most popular software development technologies in 2025, according to the report: AI Agents and LangChain RAG and Agentic RAG Python AWS and Azure Kubernetes and Docker Angular, React, and Blazor SQL Linux SEE: Python is today’s most popular programming language , according to the TIOBE Programming Community index. “We predict in 2025 the biggest disrupter to tech in general will be the adoption of AI agents,” wrote Adam Ipsen, lead content strategist at Pluralsight. The LangChain software framework can be used to create and direct those agents. “Even if you’re not in a technical role, or don’t want to become an AI specialist because you’re working as something like a Cloud Architect or a programmer, knowing AI is becoming an essential skill in 2024 and beyond (For cloud specialists, it’s especially important, as these spaces are quickly intersecting with services like Amazon Q),” Ipsen wrote in last year’s report . That still holds true going into 2025, even though the focus has shifted from large language models in general to semi-autonomous AI agents. SEE: NVIDIA added more AI processing power to its small Jetson Orin developer kit. Meanwhile, Python is still the world’s most popular programming language. Pluralsight picked Python skills as the most popular software development skill last year. “Python dominates data science and machine learning libraries, and over the last few years this fact alone has dramatically increased its popularity and industry relevance,” Ipsen wrote. The big takeaways for tech leaders Large language models, agents, and RAG all interconnect to form a melange of the most in-demand AI skills. “In 2025, we predict organizations will be seeking specialists who can combine these two techniques [agentic AI and RAG] to create highly autonomous AI agents who are empowered by your business data or other relevant information sources, known as Agentic RAG,” Ipsen said. Employees who know more than one of these skills will be valuable, and team leaders should give employees time and encouragement to learn them. Working in multi-cloud environments, especially AWS and Microsoft Azure, is another skill set that will benefit organizations and employees looking to upskill into higher-paying positions.10-man Botafogo wins its first Copa Libertadores title“The Year: 2024′′ FREE STREAM: Watch live today on ABC

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